Antic

Word ANTIC
Character 5
Hyphenation an tic
Pronunciations /ˈæn.tɪk/

Definitions and meanings of "Antic"

What do we mean by antic?

A foolish or ludicrous act; a caper. noun

A buffoon, especially a performing clown. noun

Ludicrously odd; bizarre. adjective

Belonging to former times; ancient; antique.

Having existed for a long time; old; aged.

Proper to former times; antiquated; old-fashioned.

Fantastic, grotesque, odd, strange, or ludicrous, in form, dress, gesture, or posture.

A man of ancient times; an ancient; in plural, the ancients. noun

In art, antic work; a composition consisting of fantastic figures of men, animals, foliage, and flowers incongruously combined or run together; a fantastic, grotesque, or fanciful figure. noun

A grotesque, fantastic, odd, strange, or ludicrous gesture or posture; a fantastic trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper. noun

A grotesque pageant; a piece of mummery; a ridiculous interlude; a mask. noun

A buffoon; a clown; a merry-andrew. noun

To make antic or grotesque.

To perform antics; play tricks; cut capers.

To perform antics. intransitive verb

A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play. noun

An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure. noun

A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper. noun

A grotesque representation. noun

An antimask. noun

A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle.

A caricature.

(often in plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.

A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Antic

The word "antic" in example sentences

A week without another nutcase Republican antic is like a day without sunshine. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Brun, the Swiss observed, that it was un beau morceau, and Mr. Pallet replied, — “Yes, yes, one may see with half an eye, that it can be the production of no other; for Bomorso’s style both in colouring and drapery, is altogether peculiar: then his design is tame, and his expression antic and unnatural. ❋ Unknown (2004)

In all those instances, the campaigns adopt an approach that could be described as antic whimsy, offering over-the-top statements that are delivered with a straight face - and tongue planted firmly in cheek. ❋ By STUART ELLIOTT (2010)

I guess I don't know too much about his off-stage "antic" if he had them, but I figure he didn't do all that much entertaining activity that anyone knows about. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's not just her physical similarity to Garland, though her eyes are googly, her teeth are goofy, and when she crosses her hotel bedroom it is with just the right kind of antic scuttle. ❋ Rachel Cooke (2010)

That's the kind of antic moment you get out of the best pulp. ❋ Unknown (2004)

And they had a great camaraderie and a boyish kind of antic, you know, went on all the time when they were together. ❋ Unknown (2002)

In a poem called "A Short Lexicon of Torture in the Eighties," for example, Hirsch strings together the euphemistic names for methods of torture, fashioning a kind of antic dance step, meant to expose the dark side of Reagan-era prosperity. ❋ By PETER CAMPION (2010)

Thanks to the efforts of his canny literary agent, a shark who boasts that he knows how to put the 'antic' back in 'pedantic' and the 'earning' back in ❋ Unknown (2010)

This is the kind of antic that makes J.D. D.ew an enigma.

In the theater, the give-and-take rhythm between movie and commentary can be, at its best, dazzling and exhilarating; while the host segments often build to the kind of antic cartoon chaos (reminiscent of Monty Python or a Warner Brothers Looney Tune) that is a tonic for anyone who feels trapped in a dreary, workaday world. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Many of you that have criticized Obama since he has taken office did not even let out a sqeak from your tight asses when the Am-Bush administration was ripping apart this country with petty antic BS and their commitment to pretend that they even knew what the hell they were doing … .. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Mr. Kelley is the originator of the loopy, antic TV lawyer so familiar to us today. ❋ Thane Rosenbaum (2011)

“Plant more acorns,” Paula laughed, her arms about her sisters, the three of them smilingly expectant of an inevitable antic. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The sun glare on the water made my eyes ache, while I was suffering more than half a touch of mal de mer from the antic conduct of the outrigger on the blobby sea. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In other roles: Ayanna Hardy is memorably antic as the boy-crazy cakewalk champion Orlinda; Lynne Streeter Childress infuses Grandma with bossy zest; and Jobari Parker-Namdar aces his pratfalls as Mirandy's klutzy friend Ezel. ❋ Celia Wren (2011)

I hope all her "fans" learn something from her most recent antic. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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